Stamford School District board moves into executive session to discuss student and police records

The Stamford School District board voted to move into an executive session on Sunday, May 4, to discuss confidential information in student records and police records, the board chair said at the start of a short special meeting.

The matter prompted the board chair to invite several officials to attend the closed session, saying, “I've asked the chief of police, Timothy Shaw, to be here along with our attorney board attorney, mister Thomas Louie,” and noting Chris Soules from the office of compliance and Superintendent Dr. Lucero were present. The chair described the meeting as limited to confidential student and police records and then made a motion to move to executive session.

The chair stated, “I am making a motion that we move to the executive session.” A second was recorded; the chair then called for those in favor to raise their hands or say “aye.” The transcript records the chair saying, “All in favor of moving to executive session at this time, please raise your hand or say aye,” and then “Alright,” indicating the board proceeded into executive session. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote, the identity of the member who seconded the motion, or a numerical tally of votes.

Before the board left the public portion of the meeting, the chair asked a staff member identified as Jen to distribute the meeting link: “Jen, could you please send us the, the link?”

No further public discussion or decisions about the substance of the records occurred in the portions of the transcript provided; the meeting transitioned to an executive session for the confidential discussion described by the chair.